> -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 4:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: [signs of sanity] MD no longer subsidizing Walmart > > if it is franchise based then it is competing on an equal footing with the > mom and pop restaurant up the street. Works for me.
McDonald's is definitely franchise-based - although the corporation does own several thousand locations. I believe that McDonald's is up to over 30,000 locations however. The one I worked at in High School was one of six owned by the same family. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192651 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54